Portland State Magazine Spring 2010

.. '' Send your news to: Donna Harris, Alumni class notes editor ONLINE www.alumni.pdx.edu E-MAIL psualum@pdx.edu MAIL Portland State University Office of Alumni Relations PO Box 751 Portland OR 97207-0751 Katherine "Katie" Leonard '02, earned a doctorate in geol– ogy from Columbia University in 2009, and now lives with her husband, Andrew Clifton, in Klosters, Switzerland. Baillie's sister, Lois Leonard MAT '71, is a producer and historian with the Oregon Cu ltural Heri- tage Commission film project Finding David Douglas. Her cousin, Jacqueline Authier '91, is a PSU grad as well. John Hart '71 is a partner in the Portland law firm of Hoff– man Hart and Wagner. Law and Politics Magazine named Hart to its 2009 Oregon Super Lawyers Top 50 in Oregon. Donald Skei '71, '77 is a chiropractor at the Chehalem Valley Chiropractic clinic in Newberg and a diplomat of che American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists. Scott Anderson '72 is a maxil– lofacial surgeon ar Oregon Health & Science University and a board examiner for che Oregon Deneal Specialty Board. Gwendolyn Pierce MA '72 is a retired school administra– tor and now volunteers with the Kiwanis Club. Pierce's favorite PSU professor is also her husband, Joe Pierce. Edward Sullivan MA '72 is a partner with the Portland law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer. Law and Politics Magazine named Sullivan to its 2009 Oregon Super Lawyers Top 50 in Oregon. ■ = PSUAA Member Stephen Laccinole '74 is founder of Selpeco Resources, Inc., a consulting firm for bulk material handling based in Bellevue, Washington. Susan Diane Rynerson '74 is executive director for the Na– tional Conference ofWomen's Bar Association and is a family attorney in Lake Oswego. Jerry Estenson MBA '75 is a principal at Humanecic Con– sulring, Inc., a human resources consulting firm in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Estenson is also a professor of organiza– tional behavior at California Scace University in Norrhridge. Gary Funk MST '75 has been choral activities director at University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, for more than 10 years. Funk conducts three choirs and directs the university's Vienna Experience. Funk is also a highly regarded composer, conductor, and tenor who tours che world. Marilyn Smith McDon– ald '75 has self-pub!ished two books, Little Girl Lost and Mother ofEight Survives Population Explo– sion. McDonald writes chat during her final year at PSU her youngest child, Tina, was at the Helen Gordon Child Development Center. 1hey rode che bus together from Beaverton to PSU, and Tina loved che center. Carol Swanson MSW '75 has a counseling practice in Portland. Swanson vol– unteers for the Returning Veterans Project, which offers free counseling and other health services for returning veterans and their families. Roberta McEniry '76 is a consultant with Resource Global Professionals, where she assists clients with business process re– engineering. McEniry has served as a volunteer with PSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION the PSU Foundation and A lumni Association boards as well as Rosemont School and Portland House ofUmoja. Andy Merrifield MA '77 has been a professor of political sci– ence at Sonoma Srate University in Sonoma, California, for more cha n 20 years. Merri field 's areas of specialty are che American presidency, budgetary policies, stare and local government, and political methodology. Randy Miller MS '77 is an honorary consu lace co the Republic of Lithuania. He lives in Porcland with his wife, Janee, and their four children. Sarah Rowley '77, MS '87 is retired after 30 years of reaching in the Portland Public School District. Rowley volunteers with Habitat for Humanity in Porcland and enjoys hiking, golfing, and traveling with her husband, Garry Neil. Her favorite memory of PSU is caking a horseback riding class and visiting the scabies and racetrack at Portland Meadows. Wayne Wakeland PhD '77 is an associate professor in systems science at Portland Scace. Wake– land srarred as adjunct faculty in 1978. He has held manage– rial positions in information systems and manufacturing at local high-tech firms such as Tektronix, Photon Kinet- ics, Magni Systems, Epson, and Leupold & Stevens. Michael Wong '77 is a magician in Orange County, California, where he performs at private parties and at schools. Wong has had parts in movies such as Independence Day, Rush Hour, Lethal Weapon 4, Austin Powers 3, and Bat- man Forever. He has appeared on television in Baywatch, Murder She Wrote, NYPD Blues, and Power Rangers. Portland State University Independent Study Accredited by NCCU and NAAS Quality. Flexibility. Convenience. We offer quality accredited online- and text-based high school, dual credit, and college courses. Our instructors are licensed professionals who are motivated to help our students achieve their goals. • Start anytime. • Take up to 12 months to finish a course. • Transfer credits to the institution of your choice. Celebrating 100 years of academic service. Learn more, go to www.istudy.pdx.edu or call 1-800-547-8887 ext 4865. SPRING 2010 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 23